DeburringEXPO 2023 To Cover Also the Topics of Abrasive Flow, Electrochemical and Thermal Energy Machining

Organised by the private trade fair promoters fairXperts GmbH & Co. KG, DeburringEXPO offers an internationally unique communication and procurement platform covering the entire spectrum of technologies, processes, tools and services for deburring, cleaning and surface finishing. The trade fair will be focused on providing solutions to tackle the increasing demands for quality, reproducibility and efficiency in production, as well as on changing manufacturing technologies.

As a matter of fact, the event will be focused on ultrasonic deburring, which makes it possible to selectively deburr edges and cross-drilled holes in a fully automated and verifiable process. Since this energy-efficient process can be used for nearly any material, the range of suitable workpieces covers everything from micro parts for the optics and watchmaking industries to precision tools for machining, all the way up to components used in machinery and vehicle manufacturing weighing 15 kilograms.

Laser deburring is instead an effective method for removing fine burrs and flakes from the outer contours of very delicate and thin-walled workpieces. Even the edges of drill-holes with diameters of just a few tenths of a millimetre can be machined. The process is also distinguished by very high processing speeds.

Moreover, it will also cover the topic of abrasive flow machining (AFM) for a very broad range of applications, as it is used for the deburring, edge rounding and polishing of components in the automotive and aviation industries, as well as in energy technology, fluid and medical engineering, extrusion technology and mould and tool making. The strengths of this process result from its ability to machine internal areas and surfaces which are difficult to access, for example in additively manufactured components.

Finally, thermal energy machining (TEM) permits the simultaneous removal of external and internal burrs by means of vaporisation. It is used primarily for metal workpieces such as hydraulic manifolds, and for components made of thermoplastics from which internal and external burrs have to be removed – even from very difficult to access places.

“Thanks to its multi-industry, multi-material focus, DeburringEXPO supports companies from all industry sectors in their search for suitable processes. The entire spectrum of technologies, processes, tools and services for deburring, edge rounding, cleaning and surface finishing are presented. The strengths and the limits of the various processes ranging from mechanical deburring with tools to vibratory grinding, brush deburring and blasting with solid and liquid media, right on up to machining with special technologies, can be discussed directly on site,” has stated Gitta Steinmann, the project manager of fairXperts GmbH & Co. KG.